The Cape Verde buzzard (''Buteo bannermani'') is a medium to large

bird of prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predator ...

that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread

common buzzard The common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') is a medium-to-large bird of prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles ...

(''Buteo buteo''). As its name implies, it is native to

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. Some taxonomists consider it to be a distinct species.

References

* Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6. Downloaded from https://web.archive.org/web/20100821172048/http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist Buteo Birds of prey of Africa Birds of Cape Verde Birds described in 1919 Taxa named by Harry Kirke Swann {{Accipitriformes-stub

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